Objective #2


Objective #2
I will assist the media specialist in the end of the year inventory. (FEAP 8, 12)

Inventory



Inventory was completed using Destiny and a mobile station used to scan items. All items in the media center has to be scanned, including books, equipment, videos, DVD’s, prints, music, maps, globes, atlases, etc. All student library books were due the week before so they could be shelved and inventory could be completed accurately. The shelves were straightened and cleaned during the inventory process.la_fables_s.gif

Collection Analysis



Hundreds/Category
Average Age
Number of Items
% of Collection

000 Generalities
1999
100
0.62
100 Philosophy and Psychology
1999
63
0.39
200 Religion
1987
116
0.72
300 Social Science
1991
781
4.88
400 Language
1997
129
.81
500
Natural Sciences/Mathematics

1994
1802
11.26
600 Technology
1995
1120
7.00
700 The Arts
1994
779
4.87
800 Literature and Rhetoric
1991
274
1.71
900 Geography and History
1990
1395
8.72
General Fiction
Easy
1993
1989
3203
3395
20.01
21.21
Reference
1993
631
3.94
Biography
1991
884
5.52
Professional
1997
1334
8.33
TOTALS
1992
16,006


Assessment of the completed Internship Objective:

Description of activities or assignment:

  • Assist in scanning items for inventory using Destiny.
  • Read the reports generated from the inventory.
The extent to which the objective was met with comments and an explanation for the level identified:
_X_ Objective satisfactorily met
_ Objective partially met
_ Objective not met

Different approaches or strategies for improvement regarding objectives that were partially or not met:

Comments from the Site Supervisor regarding the intern’s completion and assessment of the objective:
Lori really got her feet wet and learned a lot about the collection through the inventory process. She learned to scan the materials, check for the correct title, barcode and call number of each item. While scanning, she also learned to look for books that needed to be weeded or replaced. When the process was completed, Lori was able to view the age of collection and other important statistics of the collection that keeps the Media Center up to date and functioning properly.